EDITORIAL

Jo-Anne Bloch will leave the Financial Planning Association in the coming weeks, and her replacement must be non-partisan....

AMP reports a $772 million underlying profit for 2009, down 5 per cent on 2008....

The unlisted property sector is in crisis, writes Robert Keavney. He explains why this is not the first time and expresses concerns that it will happen again....

The recent announcement by the Australian Clearing House that it has added the first ETF to its list of acceptable collateral represents a watershed moment in the life of...

The SMSF administration industry has started a long journey of transformation from a cottage industry to a profession....

Industry Super Network's spokesman David Whiteley has criticised the Financial Planning Association's position on commissions associated with the sale of life insurance....

After two decades as a financial planner, newly retired Ray Griffin explains what he has learned from a career in the industry....

Richard Oldcorn discusses the use of the optimisation strategy, which is somewhat neglected by financial planners....

If the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers are to merge they will have to work through many divisive issues....

The Government's failure to release the Henry Tax Review has angered financial planners....

Colonial First State's David Gait explains why encouraging company stewardship in Asia can only be a good thing for investors....

Following the Government's prescription for better managed investment schemes disclosure, Brendan Ivers explains how these changes have affected the industry....

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